WASHINGTON – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a $25 million loan for Additional Financing of the Education Improvement Project (EIP) in Armenia. The project will further...

Geneva: WHO and partners are working to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. The virus is endemic in some animal populations in a number of...

Nearly 18 months after the first administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, incredible progress has been made – with lower-income countries administering billions of COVID-19 vaccines in a historic global rollout...

Kathmandu: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Davos May 21-24 to engage global leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on private sector climate action...

Kathmandu: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Tokyo, Japan, May 21-24 to accompany President Biden on his first official trip to Asia as President to meet with...

Łódź – Countries of Europe and Central Asia are united in protecting food production, supplies and trade, even during times of war. For days at the Thirty-third Session of the...

Rome - Hard-working little creatures, precious allies for the health of the planet and the lives of human beings, bees and other pollinators play a vital role in maintaining ecosystems, are...

Kathmandu: Independent candidate for mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balen Shah has built up a lead of more than 15,500 over Keshav Sthapit of CPN-UML as Sirjana Singh of Nepali...

Kathmandu: Nepali Congress candidate Nagesh Koirala has been elected Biratnagar Metropolitan City mayor. Koirala secured 30,170 votes. His closest rival Sagar Kumar Thapa of CPN-UML secured 21,455 votes. Shilpa Karki...

Kathmandu: The Nepali Congress is set to sweep the local level elections in the country with the ruling party bagging over 400 posts of mayors/chiefs and deputy mayors/deputy chiefs out...